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We Sing Together, Why Should We Fight? The KWETU Festival in Uganda

Caipirinha Short Films

In addition to releasing feature documentaries, Caipirinha Productions has produced an ongoing series of short films that focus on particular issues and locations. We continue to be engaged in these various campaigns and will publish our new shorts here as soon as they are completed!

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We Sing Together, Why Should We Fight? The KWETU Festival in Uganda

Cultures of Resistance Feature Documentary Trailer

Iara Lee's UN Press Conference

Opposing Violence Towards Iran

Banning Cluster Bombs: The Campaign and the Treaty

Love Boat or Hate Boat?

Resistance Artist Katibe 5

Hands Off Gaza

Fishing Under Fire

Battle for the Xingu

Lowkey and Shadia Mansour

Attack on the Mavi Marmara

A Look at Global Militarization

Skateistan!

Militarism, Mutilation, and Minerals: Understanding the Occupation of Afghanistan

MV BILL: Peace to the Favelas

Americas Social Forum

The Yes Men: Pranksters Against War (USA)

Andre Cypriano: Guns & Slums Photographer (Brazil)

Rami Farah: Anti-Occupation Films

Sierra Leone Rising

Fire in the Delta: The Struggle Against Shell in Nigeria

Lexxus Legal: Hip Hop for Social Change

The Rape of the Samburu Women

Building Beyond Conflict: Inspiring Congolese Kids for a Brighter Future

An Interview with Afghanistan’s First Female Governor: Dr. Habiba Sorabi

Thembo Kash: Cartooning for Justice

Coalition of the Billing: An Interview with Jeremy Scahill

Hassan Samedi: Cartoons Against Corruption

Breaking the Silence: Congo Week

The Courage of Neighbors: Stories from the Rwandan Genocide

Picture Afghanistan: Teaching Photojournalism in a War-Torn Country

Women Beyond War: A World March in Africa

Tehran Ratz: Graffiti for a New Iran

Saffron Revolution: A Nonviolent Army for Democracy

The Women’s Colloquium in Liberia: Gender Equality in Africa

Miatta Fahnbulleh: Educating the Next Generation

Festival au Desert: Playing for Peace in the Sahara

Another Failed Drug War: Poppy Eradication in Afghanistan

The Transformation of a Drug Capital: the Medellín Poetry Festival

César López: Turning Guns into Guitars

Papa Wemba: Singing for a Brighter Congo

Gatwitch Festival: Showcasing a New Generation of African Artists and Activists

Uganda has been trapped in various forms of civil war since the early 1980s, as different ethnic groups have been pitted against one another in struggles for state power. The ongoing conflict has taken its toll on the country’s population, especially young people who have grown up surrounded by violence. After the conflicts began, a small group of concerned Ugandans established the Ndere Center, which encourages young people to take up traditional performing arts. Since 1997 the Ndere Center has hosted the Kwetu Festival, which brings together more than 1,000 performers from all over Uganda. This short film captures the Kwetu Festival’s celebratory mood and the determination of its participants to curtail violent conflict. As Ndere Center director Stephen Rwangyezi explains, “One of the reasons we are doing a festival like this is to create an understanding among the people at the local level so that if tomorrow a politician comes up and says, ‘let’s fight these others,’ people will say, ‘just a minute, we dance together, we sing together. Why should we fight?’